Loose Starweb vs North African Hedgehog

Asterostroma laxum compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Atelerix
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.